Rodent was hitherto a problem in agricultural and horticultural crops. However, it took a different shape with increasing human population, urbanization, dwindling resources for solid waste management, spurt in zoonotic…
Pune “The de-centralised waste management model adopted by Pune Municipal Corporation is one of the most successful in the country. This cost effective and eco friendly model has been highly…
Dissatisfied with the levels of sanitation maintained in the city, the Noida Authority has now proposed to privatise the civic service. The authority has roped in private firm Ernst &…
If everything goes fine, Noida would soon have an integrated solid waste management plant. Noida authorities have already identified the location in Sector 123 and have invited RFP (Request for…
Mysore zoo will soon have solid waste management system in place. A team of scientists from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, visited the zoo to discuss the project to…
After several complaints on unclean and smelly portable vats in the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has planned to seek the help of advertisement agencies to beautify and sanitise…
The Kanpur Municipal Corporation has awarded the contract for collection and transportation of municipal solid waste for Kanpur city to A2Z Infrastructure Limited for a period of 30 years. Speaking…
Solid waste management is one of the major issues confronting most municipal corporations in every state. Given the limitations of starting new landfill sites and the existing sites already operating…
The Allahabad Municipal Corporation has recently bought a for cleaning its wide roads. Speaking to CIJ, Arun Kumar, Health Officer, says, “Under the JNNURM scheme, Allahabad city has been selected…
Mysore will be the first city in Karnataka to have a plastic waste recycling system.The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) has planned to set up a manufacturing unit to turn plastic…